Bountiful Baskets and a Poodle

Bountiful Baskets for Saturday August 20, 2011. For $15 we received 4 corn, 1 pkg. strawberries, 4 roma tomatoes, 8 peaches, 1 cantaloupe, 1 bunch broccoli, 1 bag black seedless grapes (they were soooo good!), 10 plums, 1 bag carrots, 1 head romaine lettuce, and 8 bananas.

In addition, we bought the plummy paradise sampler pack for $10.50 for about 12 pounds of 10 different kinds of plums. Although there was a list of possible varieties on the side of the box we don't have enough expertise to match up the different kinds. We made guesses but all agreed that they were delicious. The more reddish and orange plums were the favorites but it's no wonder they aren't sold in stores. They are sweeter, taste better, have some unique flavors not found in general store plums but, they were also more delicate and bruised easier than the tougher purple/black plum varieties. If they offer the plums again we would gladly buy more.

And finally, we've had a poodle visit occasionally from my parents home. He's masquerading as a new kind of sheep-dog. When his fur grows long it helps him stay outside longer as the weather gets cooler. Once the snow starts he has to spend more time indoors because the ice just forms into icicles around his muzzle and paws. He enjoys playing games outside and we like him to be outside for at least part of his visiting time.

By the way, all three pictures were taken with the camera that is now broken. It was accidentally dropped on a rock at camp from a tripping adventure. It broke the lcd? screen so you can't see anything on the viewing screen (it just looks like there's a big gray crack going through the screen but only internally-there's no sharp edges or any damage you can feel on the outside) and there's no picture image, no changing of features such as flash or zoom or any camera features. It's like an old point and shoot. We have no idea what pictures we have until they are downloaded onto the computer. It's actually been kind of fun and the pictures have turned out amazingly well for the most part.